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Stalking Awareness
The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC) ensures first responders and other allied professionals have the specialized knowledge to identify and respond to the crime of stalking.

As a comprehensive national resource center, SPARC provides a multi-faceted approach to programming. SPARC assists multi-disciplinary professionals with information, resources, and policy and protocol development through our technical assistance endeavors. SPARC also provides local, regional, statewide, and national trainings to U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, (OVW) grantees and potential grantees.

The National Institute of Justice — the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice — is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science. NIJ provides objective and independent knowledge and tools to reduce crime and promote justice, particularly at the state and local levels.

Stalking generally refers to harassing or threatening behavior that an individual engages in repeatedly, such as following a person, appearing at a person's home or place of business, making harassing phone calls, leaving written messages or objects, or vandalizing a person's property (Stalking in America: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey, National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998).

Although the federal government, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories have enacted criminal laws to address stalking, the legal definition of stalking varies across jurisdictions. State laws vary in the level of victim fear and emotional distress addressed as well as the requisite intent of the stalker. Some state laws specify that the victim must be frightened by the stalking, whereas others require only that the stalking would cause a reasonable person to experience fear. State laws also vary on what level of fear is required to be considered stalking (Stalking Victims in the United States—Revised, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2012).

In recognition of National Stalking Awareness Month in January, NCJRS invites you to view the Stalking Awareness Special Feature, an online compilation of stalking-related publications and resources.

The Stalking Resource Center of the National Center for Victims of Crime is pleased to continue their partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, in observing National Stalking Awareness Month each January.

Each year, SHARPP responds to many individuals who express concern about being stalked. Stalking and online stalking is a series of actions that make you feel afraid or in danger. Stalking is real. It can happen to anyone. It’s dangerous. It’s a crime.

A stalker can be someone you know well or not at all. Most have dated or been involved with the people they stalk. Most stalking cases involve men stalking women, but a stalker can be anyone, regardless of identity.

Stalking Risk ProfileVictim resource links
The following sites can be accessed for victim pertinent information and support. Although there may not be one for your specific area, the information contained on these sites will provide general assistance. StalkInc. does not bear responsibility for any of the information provided on these external sites.

Our goal is to provide easy access to the information and services victims need. We are committed to assisting victims, as well as offering education, prevention and intervention training to promote awareness throughout the community. All surveys and community assessments collected will be reviewed and forwarded to the National Center for Victims of Crime - Stalking Resource Center for statistical purposes.

For additional assistance, please take a moment to look at a few of our suggestions in the Self-Help Guide below: